St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-08


of this report
Your committee, concurring in the re-
port of the Mayor and Corporation At
torney, recommend that Joseph Vance be
paid the sum of two thousand dollars as
damages for said injuries. and your COM
mittee herewith submit a resolution author
izing such payment. Respectfully,
JOHN DowLAN, Chairman Committee,
Jan. 4, 1887.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
Also
Nellie Walsh's Petition
Committee recommend that said petition
be referred to the Corporation Attorney.
Adopted.
Charles Behm's Petition
Committee report adverse thereto.
Adopted.
Also,
House of Hope Church Petition
Committee recommend that said petition
be referred to the Board of Public Works
for report as to the facts.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Fire Observation-Disclosures
can District Telegraph Company Ordi.
nance
Committee submits and recommends the
passage of an ordinance entitled AN Ordi-
nance to Authorize the American District
Telegraph Company, OF ST. Paul, to erect
telegraph poles" which has been amended
by Committee.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 74S.)
Also
Edison Electric Light and Power Company
| Agreement
Committee submit draft of an agreement
between said company and the city of st.
Paul relative to poles ETC., which the COM
mittee recommend be accepted.
WALTER II. SANBoRN, Chairman
The following is the agreement referred
to:
MEMORANDUM OF AN AGREEMENT.
Whereas, The Edison Electric Light and
| Power company. of st. Paul, is DESTROYS to
erect poles on Seventh street, from the
Seven corners to Broadway; on WabaSha
street, from Ninth to Third street: On Third
| street, from Seven corners to Wabasha
street; on Fifth street, from Cedar street to
Wabasha street, and on jackson street,
from Seventh street to Third. for the. pur-
pose OF the proper working of its plant and
| supplying its customers with electric light.
and
Whereas, The Fire Department of the
City of st. Paul already have fire alarm
posts upon the above described parts of
streets for the working of its system, and
Whereas, The authorities of the City of
st. Paul and the Fire Department of said
city do not deem it advisable to cucumber
said streets with any more telegraph, tele-
phone or electric light poles, and
Whereas, At conference of the Presi-
dent of the Board of Fire Commissioners,
the Superintendent of Fire Alarm System.
City Engineer, Corporation Attorney and
parties representing the Edison Electric
Light and Power company, of st. Paul, it
was agreed that upon the parts of streets
before mentioned that the said Edison
Electric Light and Power Company, of ST.
Paul, might take down the fire alarm poles
belonging to the Fire Department, upon the
parts of streets before named. and SubSti-
tute poles Of their own in place thereof,
upon the express condition, however. that
said poles so substituted should be at least
fifty (50) feet i'll height, and not more than
one hundred 100) feet apart, and that at
least eight feet of the top of said poles
should be the property and under the
control OF the Fire Department of said city
and for Its exclusive use for the placing Of
its wires and the maintenance of its fire
alarm system upon the parts of the streets
before mentioned, and that said poles when
erected shall be maintained and kept III or
der and not removed without the
consent of the Fire Department of
said city, and when any of said
poles shall require to be reset, Strengthened
up or otherwise kept in repair, the same
shall be done by said Edison Electric Light
Il Power company, and if not, the said Fire
Department shall cause the same TO be done
at the expense of said Edison Electric Light
&y Power company, and that in replacing
the wires of the fire alarm system of said
city with the Edison Electric Light and
no. II
the wires of the said fire alarm system upon
the poles ready for use and in working
order, or pay the Superintendent OF the
Fire Alarm system for doing the same, and
that this understanding shall in no manner
be deemed as modifying or changing any
ordinance now in force in reference to the
said Edison Electric Light &. Power COM
pany, or in giving it any privilege upon
any other streets or parts of streets than
herein mentioned:
Now, Therefore. This agreement made
and entered into this 18th day of Novem-
Der. A. ID. 1885, by and between the City
of st. Paul, party of the first part, and the
Edison Electric Light & Power company
of the City of st. Paul. of the second part:
WitneSseth, That the party of the second
part in consideration of the understanding
and agreements of the party Of the first part
as set forth in the foregoing preamble do here
by promise and agree. that il, said party of
the second part, will take down the fire
alarm poles belonging to the Fire Depart
ment of the City of ST. Paul upon the parts
and portions of Steets mentioned in the pre-
amble of this agreement and will substitute
and erect in place of said poles so to be
taken down, poles belonging to said second
party; that said poles SO substituted and
erected shall be substituted and erected upon
the whole line of the parts of said streets
above mentioned; that said poles shall be at
least fifty (50) feet in height and not more
than one hundred (100) feet apart, and that
at least eight (S) feet of the top of said
poles shall be the property and under the
exclusive control of said Fire Department OF
said City OF st. Paul, and said first party
shall have the exclusive use of said eight
(S) feet for the placing of its police and
other wires and maintenance of its fire
alarm system upon the parts of the streets
before mentioned, and that said poles when
erected shall be maintained and kept in or
der and not removed without the consent of
the Fire Department of said city, and when
any of said poles shall require to be reset
Strengthened up or otherwise kept i'll repair,
the same shall be done by said Edison Elec-
trio Light and Power company. and if not,
the said Fire Department shall cause the
same to be done at the expense of said party
of the second part; and that the said party
of the second part will replace the wires of
the said fire alarm system and of the police
patrol system of said city upon the said
poles when erected, and will replace the
wires of the said fire alarm system and of
the police patrol system upon the
poles ready for use and in working
order at its own cost and expense. or